Summerfield, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States

Summerfield, Texas

Unincorporated community

Summerfield

Location within the state of Texas

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Summerfield

Summerfield (the United States)

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Coordinates: 34°44′17″N 102°30′26″W﻿ / ﻿34.73806°N 102.50722°W﻿ / 34.73806; -102.50722
Country| United States
State| Texas
County| Castro
Elevation

| 3,937 ft (1,200 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

79085

GNIS feature ID| 1380625

Summerfield is an unincorporated community in northwestern Castro County, Texas, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 60 northwest of the city of Dimmitt, the county seat of Castro County.[1] Its elevation is 3,937 feet (1,200 m).[2] Although Summerfield is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79085.[3]

Summerfield was founded as Boom in the late 1890s; it was renamed for surveyor John Summerfield in 1907 because there was another Texas community named Boom. The community was built along the Pecos & Northern Texas Railway, near Castro Creek and the Deaf Smith and Parmer county lines.[4]

As of 2020, it has a population of less than 100.

## Climate

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According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Summerfield has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[5]

## Demographics

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U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1850–1900[7] 1910[8]
1920[9] 1930[10] 1940[11]
1950[12] 1960[13] 1970[14]
1980[15] 1990[16] 2000[17]
2010[18]

## References

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1. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 98.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summerfield, Texas
3. ^ Zip Code Lookup
4. ^ Summerfield, Texas (Castro County), Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-08-13.
5. ^ Climate Summary for Summerfield, Texas
6. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
7. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
8. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
9. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
10. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
11. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
12. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
13. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
14. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
15. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
16. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
17. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
18. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.

## External links

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* Profile of Summerfield from the Handbook of Texas Online

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Municipalities and communities of Castro County, Texas, United States

County seat: Dimmitt

Cities|

* Dimmitt
* Hart
* Nazareth

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* Summerfield

Other
communities|

* Dodd
* Easter
* Flagg
* Frio
* Hilburn
* Sunnyside

Ghost towns|

* Arney
* Big Square

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